HR-4264 : Still Just a Bill

Safe Homefront Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide the Department of Justice with records that are relevant to a determination, under the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, as to whether a member of the Armed Forces is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm. Additionally, DOD must conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a database of military protective orders issued by military commanders against individuals suspected of having committed an offense of domestic violence.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-09-25CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.House committee actions
2019-09-11CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.House committee actions
2019-09-10IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2019-09-10IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2019-09-10IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Armed Forces and National Security
See Subjects
  • Congressional oversight
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Firearms and explosives
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Military law
  • Military personnel and dependents

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